All 4 parish tax measures pass in St. Charles Parish
May 08 at 12:09 pm Even with the meager 15.4 percent turnout of St. Charles Parish voters last Saturday, Buddy Boe welcomed strong support – 3,889 to 1,344 – for the new 4-mill property tax for a hurricane protection levee.

Medicaid fraud ring busted
May 08 at 11:51 am Four St. Charles Parish residents were arrested April 28 in connection with a Medicaid scam ring while the actual recipients were on a Caribbean cruise.

St. Charles Parish Hospital CEO retiring
May 08 at 11:17 am As Federico “Fred” Martinez counts down the months to retirement this year, he reflected on the foundation he helped lay for St. Charles Parish Hospital and its future.

50 vehicles up for grabs in St. Charles Parish auction
May 08 at 10:56 am The St. Charles Parish government will auction off a long list of vehicles, heavy equipment, office furniture and other miscellaneous items at 10 a.m. May 16 at the Winnwood Shopping Center in Luling.

SCP voters support all four tax proposals
May 02 at 8:23 pm With 44 precincts reporting, all four tax proposals supporting hurricane levees, sewer system upgrades and expansion, school upgrades including a performing arts center and assistance for ARC of St. Charles have passed in St. Charles Parish.

Longtime St. Charles Hospital CEO is retiring
May 01 at 4:30 pm Federico “Fred” Martinez, chief executive officer of St. Charles Parish Hospital (STCH), has announced today he will retire later this year, capping a 29-year career with the hospital.

St. Charles Parish voters will decide millions in taxes
May 01 at 9:20 am It’s a crowded May 2 ballot with four tax propositions going before St. Charles Parish voters calling for sewer system improvements, a hurricane protection levee, school upgrades with a performing arts center and assistance for the financially-strapped ARC of St. Charles.

In memory of a star - 3542 views
Luling resident and former coach Bruce McDonald remembers a specific game in 1992 on the prep gridiron, one that made clear to many what he already knew: that his H.L. Bourgeois Braves’ sophomore wide receiver, JaJuan Dawson, was a special player in the making.